New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-03
111OoMBs WONDERFUL CURVES.
-FOUR rHousANp PEOPLE DELIGHTED.

THE NEw-YoRK NINE ADDS ANOTHER GAME TO irS
IIsr-POoR PLAYING or THE MErRoPoLITANs.
The New-York club defeated iu formidable Western
opponents from Detroit yesterday Tho weather did mos
suggest pleasant and dry outing, but 4'lSS people ran
the risk OF duckng 70 witness tho match Both mines
seemed 70 have forgotten their earlier training In batting
yesterday game with fewer actual basehits In mas
been played In this city 1t was ptehers %.
tie throughout wero about evenly oViaco
between Titcomb end Conway. Before tho game began
the friends the homo club were uneasy and anything
but confident Titcombs entrance In championship
game, and especially against Tho heavy oathg De.ro
PLAYERS After game they were sorry that the local
club did not have Tltcomb earlier In the season TIT
comb has plenty OF speed marvellous curves and reason
ably good control Of the ball. and no ought 10 DC o Boou
service to the Murphy caught nicely ana MS thro"
ing 10 the bases exceptionally rapid and accurate
The game was the eighth inning owing 10 DARK
mesa although there sufficient light left 70 have I'm
ished out the usual nine innings. During the game Con-
way retired consecutive Newhork baSters as
they stepped to the plate not man getting 70 nrs oase
Connos nst base also peculiar as he put ou
only one player in nrst Ave innings and only four
during the match.
The New York men took the bat at the opening OF the
game sending their opponents to the held the local
club started OF with Gore was put out, as has
so ofn happened of late Ternan more patient
and was sent TO INST base called balls Ward then
tall spinning toward shortsop ana ho"o so'
nicely In his eagerness 70 make double play
Rowe neglected touch second base. and both Herman
and Ward were safe and the crowd was happy. 1t was
bapper when Conner sent ball bounding Just out OF
Richardson's reach for basehit and Ternan scored In
their half OF the inning the Detroit men also scored run
and the game was te Tteomb could not put the ball
over the pate at and H. Richardson went 70 nrs'
base on called balls In consequences. Murphy MADE
wild throw second and Gore fumbed II S
GOT 10 third on combination az bunders. HoWe
a hit % right field and Richardson ran nome. DUN
teams withdrew from the ned OWING 10 INC ram. 49,,
After fifteen delay the game was resumed anu
the local club In another run and took inc Iedu
ID Richardson slow hit toward third base but got
20 6rst before ball did, lie went TO second on wild
thfoW by and 10 thrAOn Wild pitch MurIhy
sent the ball b0undLg toward rst base, but big Br0uth
ers allowed ball 20 him and Richardson scored
on the error During four innings the pitchers
seemed 10 batters under almost perfect CONTROL
and neither side could add TO Its list. Titcomb
was having a test but he withsiood the strain
nobly. conway was also pitching with rare skil In
lie seventh Inning the visiting club had two mon on tho
bases and nobody out yet they ala not score run New.
York scored the eighth inning, but as II too
dark FOR the visiting players q finish their the gamo
was called and me run does not count Tho
follows: